The Amazing Burj Khalifa

It arises my curiosity :

And my insterest starts from its World Records:

At over 800 metres (2625 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Dubai holds the following records:

•  Tallest building in the world

•  Tallest free-standing structure in the world

•  Highest number of stories in the world

•  Highest occupied floor in the world

•  Highest outdoor observation deck in the world

•  Elevator with the longest travel distance in the world

•  Tallest service elevator in the world building_comparison

And here are some of the essential numbers associated with the world’s tallest building:

• 95 – the distance in kilometres at which Burj Dubai’s spire can still be seen

• 124 – the floor location of ‘At The Top, Burj Dubai’, the world’s highest and only publicly accessible observation deck with an outdoor terrace

• 160 – the number of luxury hotel rooms and suites

• 605 – the vertical height in metres to which concrete was pumped in the construction of Burj Dubai, a world record for concrete pumping

• 504 – the distance traveled, or ‘rise’ in metres of Burj Dubai’s main service lift, the most of any elevator
  

• 49 – the number of office floors, including the 12-floor annexure

• 57 – the number of elevators

• 1,044 – the total number of residential apartments inside Burj Dubai

• 3,000 – the number of underground parking spaces

• 5,500 – the capacity in kilograms of the tower’s service lift
  

• 31,400 – the amount of steel rebar in metric tonnes used in the structure of Burj Dubai

• 28,261– the number of glass cladding panels making up the exterior of tower and its two annexes

• 15,000 – the amount of water in litres collected from the tower’s cooling equipment that will be used for landscaping irrigation

• 900 – the length in the feet of the world’s tallest performing fountain, The Dubai Fountain, that lies at the foot of the tower

• 19 – the number of hectares of lush green landscaping that envelops the foot of the tower

• 12,000 – the numbers of workers on site during peak of construction

What's Inside

At The Top, Burj Khalifa

Observation deck on level 124

At.mosphere, Burj Khalifa

Fine dining restaurant on level 122

The Residence

900 Burj Dubai residences

The Corporate Suites

37 office floors

Armani Hotel Dubai

160 guestrooms and suites

Armani Residences Dubai

144 private residences

The Park

11 hectares park, 6 water features

3000 underground parking spaces

The Club

4-storey fitness and recreation annex

resource from burjdubai.com